We are very, very excited to introduce the first ever Reviews Lounge, Too Reviewathon! We can't take all the credit for this idea - the lovely Cuba, previous admin of the Reviews Lounge, came up with this idea in its most basic form a while ago, but it never came to fruition. Please read this entire post, as it is very important. We look forward to making the first Reviewathon a success.

What is a Reviewathon?

In simplest terms, a Reviewathon is a chance for everyone to go out, review their butts out, and win prizes. During our Reviewathon period, points will be awarded for certain amounts of QUALITY reviews. At the end, winners will be announced and prizes will be distributed. The goal of this is twofold: one, our archives need some loving, and it seems like we all need to get back to the Reviews Lounge motto. Two, hopefully reading other great pieces of fanfiction will inspire us to get back into writing - or continue writing, if you're one of the lucky few who hasn't lost the muse.

Who can participate and who is judging?

Everyone is allowed (and encouraged!) to participate, whether you joined the forum yesterday or two years ago. Of course, participation is in no way mandatory, but do you really want to miss out on something like this? Your moderators will also be participating, so see if you can beat them. The moderator team will also be judging and tallying scores - no moderator will judge their own reviews.

What are the rules?

Everyone who wants to participate will reply ONCE to this topic with their name and username up top. For a review to be considered for scoring, they must edit their reply with the following form:

Only reviews submitted from January 11th through February 12th will count, so we will be looking at the date. Reviews must be quality - try for at least three or four sentences. Be thoughtful and helpful; "Please continue, this was great," does not count!

♥ 2 points: Every chapter of a story in the one-shot/two-shot archive.

♥ 1.5 point: Anything not in our archives on the site.

What's the time frame?

Our reviewathon will be running from January 11th through January 21st - just in time for our second birthday!

What are the prizes?

Everyone who participates will get a small participation prize. Additionally, whoever scores the most points will get a handwritten letter from Wendy (with stickers!) and a story based on their own request from a moderator of their choosing. Second place will get second choice of a moderator to write them a story, and third place will get third choice.

To make it fun for those of you who might be falling a bit behind, there are participation prizes. These will be determined based on how many points you as an individual collect with no comparison to others. The prizes are also cumulative - if you reach prize level three, for example, you will still get prize levels one and two. The exact prizes are secret and will be revealed at the end of the Reviewathon to make it more fun. (Not because I haven't figured them all out exactly. Nope.)

Prize Levels:

1-20 points = Prize Level One

21 - 45 points = Prize Level Two

46 - 75 points = Prize Level Three

76 - 120 points = Prize Level Four

121 points or more = Prize Level Five

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If you have any questions, please feel free to PM any moderator. We will also open a new thread to discuss the Reviewathon, whether it's about stories you've read or trials and tribulations you've faced in the process. Sign-ups are NOW OPEN , so if you're interested, reply to this post! But remember, reviews don't count until Wednesday. Get excited!

OK, I don't think I'm in the competition, I'll never read and review enough stories to be counted a contender but I'll try to review stories from the Rlt list anyway because it something we ought to do.

I am officially declaring the end of the Reviewathon to be 11:59 pm FFN time on Sunday, February 12th. All reviews you choose to enter from the beginning of the Reviewathon until this point WILL count, including ones from the great forum black-out and this past week or two that we've been able to post. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to contact me (or the modding staff, though I admittedly made this decision without their exact input - sorry, guys!)

To make it fun for those of you who, like me, might be falling a bit behind, I am also instituting some participating prizes. These will be determined based on how many points you as an individual collect with no comparison to to others. The prizes are also cumulative - if you reach prize level three, for example, you will still get prize levels one and two. The exact prizes are secret and will be revealed at the end of the Reviewathon to make it more fun. (Not because I haven't figured them all out exactly. Nope.)